Detachable and divisible rim for motor-cars and other vehicles.



J, ASHTON. A DETAGHABL AND DIVISIBLE RIM FOR MOTOR CARS ANDOTERIVEHIGLBS.

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JAMES ASHTON, E KILNAHUE RECTORY. GOREY, IRELAND.

1,041,567., `Specifeat'ion of laters peut. Patented oei- 15,1912.

,Application inea January s, 1912. serial No. 670,041."

To all whom 'it may'concem' Be it known that l, JAMES ASHTON, a subjectofthe King of Great Britain, residing at Kilnahue Rectory, Gorey,Ireland, have invented certain new and' useful Improve ments inDetachable and Divisible Rims for `l\lotor-Cars and other Vehicles,- ofwhich the following is ajspecification, reference being `had therein tothe accompanying drawing.

This intention relates tofimprovements in and connected with 'detachablerims and .tires for motor 'car ,and other wheels, the* for the quick andeasy object being to .provide any/improved form 0f detachable rim, andwhen the rim isde` tached from the Wheel, to further provide detachmentof thetire fronrthe rim itself Without stretching,'dis torting, orotherwise-injuring the tire by levering itvv over the margin of the rimasis usuallyv necessary. l

- In order that my invention may be fully understood,it will "nbw bedescribed With reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure l is a cross section of detachable rim and felly of a Woodenwheel, andf'Fig. 2 is a further sectional view on the dotted lines X Y,Fig. l. Fig. a cross section showing adaption of my invention to WireWheels. y

The drawings illustrate the method of attachment and detachment of (l)the rim and tire as a unit, to and from the wheel, and (2) the method ofatt-achn'lcnt and detachment of the outer cover and inner tube `to` andfrom the rim itself. The several parts are shown slightly separatedforthe sake of' clearness.

In Figs. l and 2, an' ordinary artillery wheel. hand side or outside ofthis' fellya circular flange 3 is secured by means ofl a series of bolts10 passing through the felly 413 and flange 3 at regular intervals, andholding the two securely together. On theinside of the flange 3 acircumferential t-ongueor projec tion 4 is placed soas to rest onthehoop or band 6 of the Wooden Wheel. On the left hand side or insideof the `hoop or band is a raised step 7 to be equal in heightwith thetongue or circumferential project-ion 4; of the flange 3. To the lefthand side' oryinside of the step 7 the hoop is raised vas at 8 to asomewhat greater height than the step 7 to prevent the detachable rim lfrom slipping olf on'rthe inside, as the upper portion 5 of the flange 3Will prevent the detachable rim l3is awooden felly of To the rightrately intoits place. AIn

l from slippingoif on the outsideii" `Thus the? .rim 1 is held firmlyinposition by its `vertical and circumferential webs 14 resting on thestep 7 and on the tongue or proection Il and the upraised portion '8 ofthe hoop 6 and 'theupper portion 5 fof the flange ing the hoop 6 madeWithastep 7 and raised periphery on the inside as at 8 only one lflange3 willbenecessary for detachin'g the run l. Ther rim is divided int iigreatyer and a smaller, by a straight out 12, and by placing the cut l2on one side of the nipple hole-or passage 1L .Betiveen theoircum'ferential and vertical iyebs 14: cross ivebs o two parts, a

are tightened together by theubolts 9.5 The r1ght hand side 16 of thecross web 15 pro jects under the smaller half of the .rim 1i as at- 2 toform a .guidetin putting on the smaller half of the rim l andguide itaccu-` detaching' the' rim l and the tire which nit essary4 to removethe l taking off the series of nuts -10 and,A `withdrawing the flange 3,Whichwill; allowA therim 1, together with the tire which' drawnas-a'complete'unihfrom the Wheel, when another their place.

Fig. 3 1s a sectional View flange. 8' by carries, it is only nec-A`itcarries, toZ `be with#l rim and tiremay beput'in showing my 111-.

vent-ion applied to wire wheels. 171s `asteel V or metallic fixed rim.The ilange 18 Will be similar to that used in connection with WoodenWheels. The left hand or inners'lde of the metallic equal in height totheI circumferential tongue or projection 20 ofthe flange 1S.` rThetongue or projection 20'ivi1l Aedge 21 of the metallic n y side'of thestep 19A and to the left lof'V it the metallic fixed riin is raisedhigher than the step as -at 22 to prevent .the `rifa-23 froinjv slippingolf the fixed rim 17 onlthe` inside, .as the upper portion 24 of `theflange 18 will prevent` the rim 23`from slipping off on.` the righthandor outside.

-held firmly in position circumferential Webs 25 1 '19, and the tongueor projection 20, and between t-he upraised fixed rim 17 and the upperportion of the flange 18. By having the metallic fixed rim 4li' madeWith a step'19 and raised periphery by its vertical Avand on the left orinside of the step as at 22, only fixedrim 17 -has :a step 19- v Thusthe rim 23 is resting on the step;

rest on the -upturned fixed rim 517 Bv the portion 22of themetallic y t0. 1 5 are weldedon -to the .iargerhalffof the".2r

one ange 18 will be necessary for attaching and detaching the rim 23. Inorder to secure this flange 18 in its place a series of short bolts 26are placed on the right hand 0r outside of the metallic fixed rim A1"(t0 be screwed in and riveted at the back as at 27 or otherwise securedmay be found desir able. The detachable rim for the Wire Wheel is madethe same as for the wooden Wheel.

Having now fully described the nature of my said invention, what I claimand desire tosecure by Letters Patent is In detachable rims for wheelsof the char`- acter described, the combination with a Wheel having acircumferential Xed rim with a stepped flange on one side projectingoutwardly from said band, of an annular plat-e detachablysecured to thewheel on the side opposite the' flange and formed with a flangecorresponding to and opposite the step of the'first named flange, and adetachable rim having inwardly projecting flanges adapted respectively,to rest on said step and on the opposite corresponding flange of theannular plate, said plat-e being detachably secured to said Wheel.

In testimony whereof I have al'lxed my signature in presence of twoWitnesses.

JAMES ASHTON. llVit-nesses:

JOSEPH PHELAN, DANIEL MAGUIRE.

